at church every time the doors are open

English

Alternative forms

• in church every time the doors are open

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Prepositional phrase

at church every time the doors are open

1. (of a Christian, somewhat colloquial) Religious to the point of excess; ridiculously religious.

   Synonym: at church every time the doors swing open

   • 2007, Patrick Irish, The Day God Asked Me a Question:

     I was at church every time the doors were open. I started learning more about the Bible and even got baptized in the back of the church in a toddler pool.

   • 2010, Mark Atteberry, Let It Go: Come Home from Your Guilt Trip, page 70:

     I am ashamed to admit it now, but for years I operated under the assumption that Christians who didn't show up at church every time the doors were open were somehow lacking in spirituality.